Cosmoledo
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Cosmoledo is an atoll of the Aldabra Group and belongs to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. The atoll is 14.5 km long east-west, and 11.5 km north-south. The total land area is about 5.2 km², while the lagoon measures 145 km² in area (total 152 km²). It is located at . The closest island is Astove Island, 38 km farther south. Cosmoledo Atoll and Astove Island are together sometimes known as Cosmoledo Group, which is part of the larger Aldabra Group.
There are about twenty individual islets and cays in the atoll, with Menai (in the west) and Grande Ile (in the southeast) being the largest:
- Menai (with the former main settlement, now abandoned) 2.3 km²
- Ile du Nord
- Ile Nord-Est
- Ile du Trou
- Goelette
- Grande Polyte
- Petit Polyte
- Grande Ile (Wizard) (with fishermen's huts) 1.6 km²
- Pagode
- Ile du Sud
- Ile Moustiques
- Ile Baleine
- Ile Chauve Souris
- Ile du Sud-Ouest
- Ile aux Macaques
- Ile aux Rats
- Ile du Nord-Quest
- Ile Observation
- Ile Sud-Est
- Ilot la Croix
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